Mar 05
These are photos of a rocket from NASA’s GREECE mission blasting off into the beautiful Aurora Borealis over Venetie, Alaska earlier this week. I wish I could be that rocket.
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Dec 10
Did you have a hard time getting to work today? Probably so, if you live anywhere from the Tennessee Valley all the way up to New England. Just look at this image from NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center—everything is white.
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Mar 20
For all of their advanced technologies, modern satellites still rely on low-bandwidth radio transmitters to communicate with ground control. But they could soon be upgraded to beyond broadband speeds once NASA’s new laser-based communication system prototype gets off the ground. More »
Dec 05
The Most Accurate, Highest Resolution Night Earth View to Date: Black Marble
Posted in: Today's Chili
This is the most accurate, highest resolution true color night image of planet Earth to date. These images are truly extraordinary, “an unprecedented new look at our planet at night,” as NASA says. It’s the newest and sleekest version of the Blue Marble. NASA calls it the Black Marble. And it’s stunning indeed. More »
Nov 20
NASA Makes the Most Realistic Simulation of All Moon Phases Through an Entire Year
Posted in: Today's Chili
Using new terrain maps obtained by the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter, the Scientific Visualization Studio at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Md. has created the most realistic simulation of all the moon phases through an entire year—2013. It’s mesmerizing. More »
Nov 14
NASA’s Beautiful Climate Picture Makes You Forget Extreme Weather Is Possible
Posted in: Today's Chili
The world is utterly beautiful, especially when seen through the lens of picture of global aerosols—the solid and liquid particles that float around in our atmosphere. More »
Aug 17
This image reminds me of an ovum—a female egg. But it’s not inside anything on Earth. It’s floating in the vastness of space about 9,000 light years from here, in the constellation of Cassiopeia. It’s the Tycho supernova remnant. More »
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